You’ll also find background and contact information for many campaign management, polling and advocacy communications organizations with experience in transportation issues and national, state, or local reach, as well as for organized grassroots “Better Roads & Transportation” groups and organizations at the state and local levels. If you would like to contribute information to this section, please contact the TIAC staff.

2015 UTAH HOUSE BILL 362 and PROPOSITION 1 A bill to increase the state gas tax by 5 cents-per-gallon and create a 12 percent tax on the average wholesale price of fuel, to replace the state’s flat gas tax once the price of fuel reaches $2.45 per gallon. Utah HB 362 was signed into law on March 27, 2015.

HB 362 also created Proposition 1 for the Nov. 3, 2015 ballot. Ten of 17 counties approved a ballot measure to increase the local-option sales and use tax by 0.25 percent in order to fund transportation infrastructure maintenance and improvements, including roads, bridges, pedestrian walkways, and transit.

2015 GEORGIA HOUSE BILL 170: Georgia Transportation Alliance Legislation approved May 4, 2015 to remove the variable-rate motor fuel tax and institute a flat cents-per-gallon increase, which will be indexed, as well as raise various transportation-related fees.

2015 MICHIGAN PROPOSAL 1 Michigan residents on May 5 failed to approve a ballot measure that would have resulted in an annual increase of $1.2 billion for highway and bridge investment and $130 million for transit and rail improvements.

2014 MISSOURI: “YES ON AMENDMENT 7″Television Advertisement This August 2014 ballot measure was defeated by voters. The measure proposed raising the state sales tax from 4.25 cents to 5 cents for a period of ten years to fund transportation projects throughout the state. The proposal would have generated a total $5.4 billion in revenue during its duration, with $480 million per year going toward state transportation improvements and $54 million per year going toward local projects. The amendment would have prohibited fuel tax increases and tolls during this time and ensured that generated revenue would be used solely for transportation purposes.

2013 MAINE TRANSPORTATION BOND MEASURE: “YES ON QUESTION 3”. In this statewide initiative, 72 percent of voters supported a $100 million transportation bond. It will finance $76 million for highway improvements, $27 million for bridges, $24 million for ports and rail, and $5 million for local governments. This bond will also leverage an additional $154 million from federal and state funds.

2013 TEXAS TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL: TEXAS GOOD ROADS/TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION—”TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE NOW” CAMPAIGN. The Texas legislature approved a measure to redirect $1.2 billion annually in oil and gas revenue from the state’s general Rainy Day Fund to support transportation improvements. This constitutional amendment must still be approved by Texas voters in 2014.

2013 WASHINGTON: “KEEP WASHINGTON ROLLING” COALITION. The Washington legislature did not pass legislation that proposed a 10.5 cent-per-gallon gasoline tax—which was estimated to generate approximately $10 billion through 2025— in order to fund transportation projects throughout the state.

2012 MAINE TRANSPORTATION BOND MEASURE: “YES ON QUESTION 4 COALITION.” Voters approved Question 4, which will provide approximately $41 million for highway and bridge repairs throughout the state of Maine. Question 4 passed with 68.9 percent of voters in support of the measure in the November 2012 election.

2012 ATLANTA, GEORGIA: “VOTE YES ON TSPLOST.” This July 2012 referendum failed in each of the 10 counties of the Atlanta region, though it did pass within the city limits of Atlanta. This referendum included a $7.2 billion transportation package that proposed a 1 percent sales tax over a ten-year period to fund roads and mass transportation.

2010 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA: “MOVE HILLSBOROUGH FORWARD” CAMPAIGN. The Hillsborough County Commission passed this transit sales tax with a vote of 5 to 2 on May 13, 2010. As a result of this vote, the issue was then placed on the November ballot for voters to approve or reject. This ballot referendum was defeated in the November 2, 2010 election —58 percent of voters opposed this measure, while roughly 42 percent supported its passage. The two main organizations in support of the ballot referendum were organized by the Tampa Bay Partnership, and the campaign was known as “Tampa Bay on Track” and the second central campaign was called “Moving Hillsborough Forward.”

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The TIAC Education Program:

In addition to the dynamic www.transportationinvestment.org site, the TIAC program includes an annual workshop in Washington, D.C., and ongoing webinars for transportation investment advocates featuring case studies, best practices, and the latest in political and media strategies. State and local chamber of commerce executives, state legislators, state and local transportation officials, “Better Roads & Transportation” group members, industry and labor executives, and leaders of state and local chapters of national organizations who have an interest in transportation development programs are welcomed to participate.